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Eiyuden Chronicle devs confirm the game is getting a sequel, despite its creator’s recent passing
The long-awaited Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is finally getting a release this year, but they’ve already announced they’ll work on a sequel.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is one of the most anticipated games of the year by JRPG fans. A spiritual successor to the Suikoden series, one of the most notable franchises of the genre, it suffered a setback last February with the death of its creator: Yoshitaka Murayama. An indispensable figure when it comes to talking about the history of the JRPG, creator of Suikoden and its successor, working at Rabbit & Bear Studios since its founding in 2020 and achieving enormous success in the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter campaign. Now, in a Reddit AMA a few days before the official launch of the game, members of the development team responded that there are already plans for a sequel and that these had been drawn up before Murayama’s passing.
“We are moving forward with a sequel. It is very sad that Murayama is not with us anymore, but we have discussed many things with him.I hope we will be able to carry on Murayama’s legacy, and I always want to treasure his last work. I hope many people will support this game,”, said the developers when asked about the studio’s future plans.
The tragic loss of Yoshitaka Murayama, video game legend
The passing of Yoshitaka Murayama a the age of 55 was news of enormous impact for the video game industry, as we are talking about one of the most prominent figures in the history of JRPGs. A genre in itself or a subgenre within role-playing games that has millions of followers worldwide, and in which Murayama was fundamental in creating one of the most emblematic and outstanding sagas in history: Suikoden. Eiyuden Chronicle is his latest great work, a legacy that continues with Rabbit & Bear Studios and from which much is expected, so much so that we already know that it will have a sequel.
In the impressions made in Meristation it is highlighted that “the sensations that Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes leaves are quite positive, finding a game that is interesting both for the story that seems to be highlighted in its future as well as its characters and a combat system in the line of preserving the signs of the series from which it is inspired. The game has the potential to be one of the most notable when it goes on sale.”